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I. D. PATTERSON.

GAEOUSEL.

APPLICATION IILED JAN 23 1967. RENEWED DEU.6 190B, 921 ,158. Patented May 11, 1909.

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I. D. PATTERSON. OAROUBEL.

APPLICATION IILBD JAN. 23, 1907, RENEWED D110. 5, 1908.

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GAROUSBL. APPLTUATION TILED JAN, 23, 1907. RENEWED DEG. 5,1908.

Patented May 11, 1909.

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ISAIAH D. PATTERSON, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

UABOUGEL.

No. 921,168. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed January 83, 1907, Serial No. 853,560. Renewed December 6, 1908. Serial No. 468,168.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAIAH D. Parmesan, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of lilontgorrun and ,6 State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oarousels; and I do.

declare the follbwin to be a full, clear, and

exact description the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to vthe letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pleasure machines, and comprises an observation tower having the characteristics hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to rovidc an a com med rotary and reuiprocating move ment during its operations.

The apparatus is, as its name implies, 1ntended to be located in parks, and in actual use is of a height a proximately sixty'feet; ofcourse this may be varied if desired, but the object is to elevate the revolving plat- .form gradually so that the occupants may be elevated while being carried around upon said platform.

Preceding a more detailed description of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a vertlcal sectional elevation of the a paratus; 2, is a horizontal seetionaFview of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a sectional view showing the circular track upon which the revolving latform rotates. ig. 4, is a plan view 0 a the upper driving wheels through which the reciprocatin movement is imparted to the revolving tab e.-

In a. detail description of the invention, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

v The super-structureis supported upon a suitable base 1 which may be made of coment or other desirable material and in actual use may be of an area. suitable for the purposes. This base 1 supports a roof' 2 on a suitable nu ber of columns 3 which extend from said base. The said columns are tied to other at their upper ends by said roof 2 and y a lower platform 4 and an upper 66 platform 5 onto either of which the occu pants of the revolving platform may land;

aratus of the above type whic has a these platforms being stationary and forming what may be termed roof gardens which are surrounded by railings 6. Access from the lower stationary platform to the upper stationary platform is had through a flight of stairs 7. The revolving platform is provided with a circular railing 9 and a suitable number of artificial-animals 10, the whole being similar to the usual morry-go-rounds. This revolving latform 8 is provided on its lower side witli a suitable circular track which on ages or rests u on a suitable number of rollers 11, said ro lers being mounted upon a reciprocating frame or spider having a hub 12 with arms 13 and circular connections 14 in which therollers 11 are mounted. The frame consisting of the hub 12, the circular connection 14 and the arms 13 as before stated, has a reciprocating movement, 7 and owing to the revolving platform 8 being sup orted thereon, the latter is also given sue 1 reciprocating movement while it is being rotated. The revolving platform 8 has sliding movement upon the central post 15, the latter passing through the axis of said revolving table, and passing loosely through the axis of the hub 12. The upper and lower ends of said central post 15 is journaled in the hubs l6 and 17 of upper and lower sta- 86 tionary spiders or frames 18 and 19. Ex'- tending between and uniting these spiders or frames 18 and 19 are a series of posts 20 which, together with the frames 18 and 19 constitute the-inner stationary frame-work of the apparatus, and the posts or uprights 20 form guides for the reci roosting frame consisting of the hub 12 am arms 13 before referred to( I 21 designates a suitable number of upright screwsthe ends of which are smooth and are 'ournaled in the upper and lower stationar ironies 18 and 19; t ese screws pass throug screw-threaded apertures in the arms 13 of the reciprocating frame and said screws are rotated to impart the reciprocating movement to said frame, and therefrom to the re.- volving platform 8. The upper ends of said screws 21 are provided with sproeketwheels 22 which lie above the 3E9! stationary 10o frame 18 and are connect y means of o sprocket chain 23; the chain 23 is giuen the proper tension through an idler or roller 24 which ismountod upon a stations arm 25. :11 made fast to the upper frame 18.

ne of the screws is driven from below through a bevel W eentral shaft or post through which the reform simultaneousl with the reciprocating parteo. to the remainin screws through the chain and chain whees referred to. lhe

volving latform 8 is rotated has upon its lower on a band pulley 26* which is connected to the main power shaft 27 through a belt 28 which passes around a guide pulley 29 and thence over a driving pulley 30 on said shaft 27.

It will be seen'that the rotary movement is imparted to the table or platform 8 constantly when ower is introduced to the main shaft 27, sai power being furnished from any suitable medium. The bevel ear 26 through which movement is imparts to one of the screws 21, is in mesh with a similar gear Wheel 31 upon an auxiliary shaft 32 sup ported in hangers 33; this auxiliary shaft 32 ms two loose running pulleys 34 and 35, and an intermediate driving pulley 36 which is adapted to rotate or drive the shaft 32 in reverse directions throu h one or the other of the belts 37 or 38, the atter belt being twisted to im art a movement the reverse of that iniparto throu h the belt 37. These belts are shifted in an out of gear with the driving ulley 36 by shifting levers 39. It will thus be seen that, in the rotation of the screws 21 in either direction through the belts 37 and 38 surrounding the main driving pulley 40, the frame 1214 is given reciprocating movement simultaneous y with the rotation of the platform 8. The uprights 20 and screws 2] are sus ended from the upper frame 17-18, so t at the weight of the entire inner frame is not borne at the base of the a )paratus.

I claim:

1. In an a paratus of the character speciiicd, the combination with an up ht frame of a stationary character, perpei. icul arlydisposed screws mounted Within said frame, a rcciprocatim frame engagin said screws, a revolving plat orm su ported y the reciprocating frame, means or reyolvnig said platmo'vements of the ramc supporting it, an means for simultaneously rotating all the screws to impart reciprocating movement, to said reciprocating frame.

2. In an ap aratus of the type specified, a rotatable lat orm, an axial shaft upon which said plat orm slides, a reciprocating frame supporting said platform, rollris lHlLnl'POSGd v rame, a rotatab between said framc and said platform, upright uides for said reciprocating frame, means or impartmg reciprocating movrillnilt 1 to said frame, and means for simultaneously rotating the axial shaft of the rotatable platform.

3. In an apparatus of the type specified, a rotatable platform, .a reciprocating frame supportin said platform rollers interposed between t a plat orm and the frame, an upright shaft projecting through said frame and said platform and upon which the platform slides driving screws 1penetrating said frame, upright marginal ui e rods for said reciprocating frame, an upper and lower frames connected rigidly to said formin bearings for then right shaft of the rotatable platform, and t e screws through which movement is imparted to the reciproeating frame.

4. ,n an apparatus of the t pe specified, an outer stationary frame-work aving an upper stationary platform an inner stationary frame, a rotatable platform, a reciprocating frame supportin said rotatable platform and guide by t e upright portions of the inner stationary frame, an upright rod projecting loosely through the axis of the reciprocatin frame and upon which the rotatable p atform slides, upright screws adapted to give the red rocating frame such movement, said upright rod and screws having their ends journaled in the 11 per and lower parts of the inner stationary rame, substantially as specified.

5. An outer stationary frame having a latform in its upper end, an inner stationary a platform within said inner frame, a reciprocating frame su porting said rotatable platform and guided 4 said inner stationary frame, an upright shal t journaled in the upper and lower portions of said inner frame andadapted to impart rotary movement to said rotary platform,upright screws journaled in the up or and lower portions of said inner frame an adapted to impart recilprocating movement simultaneously'to t e rotating platform and its su porting frame the upper ends of the screws being connected by chain ge'arin and the lower end of one of the screws and t 0 central shaft being geared -to the same driving medium.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturr, in presence of two witnesses.

ISAIAH D. PATTERSON uide rods, and 

